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Title: Someone needs to cafe this decent 860
Post by: Pinocchio on April 17, 2011, 07:53:23 AM

The most unloved Ducati beveldrive twin, and probably the only one that, if built into a cafe racer, would not draw the scorn of purists:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-Ducati-860-Bevel-/180651292727?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item2a0fa7f837#v4-42 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-Ducati-860-Bevel-/180651292727?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item2a0fa7f837#v4-42)

Be sure to follow the video link halfway down in the seller's description. Listen to how nicely it starts and runs.

With clip-ons, a bum stop seat, and relaced rims, you would be a bike show contender at a RvM or AHRMA event.

Add mag wheels, an overbore kit, some big carbs, upswept megaphones, a bikini fairing, and ditch the starter and the metal fenders, and it could look and sound as cool (and start as poorly) as this:

John Britten Ducati 860 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJIKTaB25mE#normal)

Title: Re: Someone needs to cafe this decent 860
Post by: Cher on April 17, 2011, 08:09:20 PM

Cool idea. But it is a bit... plain currently. Needs some stickers [laugh]

Title: Re: Someone needs to cafe this decent 860
Post by: Pinocchio on April 18, 2011, 08:32:41 PM

It sold for $5200... :o At that price, I wouldn't have been able to afford any stickers! Man, even the ugly Duc-klings are selling at a premium.[bang]

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